State of Warre:: The Tyranny of Comfort, Part I

Whosoever pads the streets in shoes of rubber soles, as in the Berkeley Common-wealth, look not askance upon those who tread otherwise, whose soles of wood or leather bring forth sounds that disturb your Tranquillity. For Comfort is not the highest Vertue, nor will its Pursuit gain you entry into the Kingdome of God.